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dilatory

dil.a.to.ry \'dil-*-.to-r-e-, -.to.r-\ aj [LL dilatorius, fr. L dilatus 
   (pp. of differre to postpone, d]iffer), fr. dis- + latus, pp. of ferre to 
   carry - more at DIFFER, TOLERATE 1: tending or intended to cause delay {~ 
   tactics}  2: characterized by procrastination : TARDY